The Open access to Mars Assimilated Remote Soundings (OpenMARS)
database is a reanalysis product combining past spacecraft observations
with a state-of-the-art Mars Global Circulation Model (GCM). The
OpenMARS product is a global surface/atmosphere reference database of
key variables for multiple Mars years.
Spacecraft
observations of column dust optical depth and temperature profiles from
the Mars Climate Sounder (MCS) instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft are combined with a Mars GCM used at the Open
University. The standard database includes 2-hourly output of key
dynamic and surface variables such as zonal/meridional wind, temperature
as a function of altitude and column dust optical depth.
Extended details on this dataset can be found in the OpenMARS-MY28-32-reference-manual.pdf document included in this repository.
This
project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 633127.
Funding
Understanding Planet Mars With Advanced Remote-sensing Datasets and Synergistic Studies